Even as RBI and government aren't keen on allowing Islamic banking, experts from the world of Islamic finances today said it is a question of "how soon and not whether it will be allowed", as this mode of banking can greatly help a fund-starved country get long-term finances.
"It is not when, but how soon, the Reserve Bank and the government will take a positive view on this highly effective financing option," T Balakrishnan, the brain behind the country's first proper Shariah-compliant financial services firm Al Barakah Financial Services, promoted by the Kerala government, told PTI on the sidelines of a meet on Islamic banking organised by the Indo-Arab chamber of Commerce and Industries..............................................Fll Article: Source